Chris Meyns

Dam Ferner

Una mirada vital y fascinante a la historia de la filosofía a través de sus manuscritos más importantes. Un repaso excepcional de los libros que han marcado el desarrollo de la filosofía desde la Antigüedad hasta el nuevo milenio. Cada libro se detalla con la fecha de publicación y el título, se describe al autor, su obra clave y se destaca su contexto. El texto da vida a estos libros a modo de objetos y cuentan la historia de lo que fue y es la filosofía, cómo apareció y cuándo. Todos los textos de estas páginas, desde la obra de antiguos pensadores babilónicos y griegos, como Saggil-k?nam-ubbib y Safo, hasta la de filósofas-activistas de la actualidad, como Kate Manne y Sara Ahmed, están contextualizados intelectual e históricamente. A lo largo de esta rigurosa y atractiva exploración, Ferner y Meyns describen la íntima relación que existe entre el pensamiento filosófico y los proyectos imperiales y cómo las ideas abstractas acaban por darle forma a nuestra vida cotidiana. Con impresionantes fotografías e ilustraciones tanto de libros raros como de obras transcendentales, contiene todo un tesoro filosófico que abarca desde el I Ching y Los upanisads, hasta Borderlands / La Frontera, de Gloria Anzaldúa, y La hermana, la extranjera, de Audre Lorde.

La historia de la filosofía a través de libros y manuscritos

La biblioteca del filósofo

Adam Ferner

The Philosophers' Library features the most important philosophy manuscripts and books as stepping stones to take your through the history of philosophy. By cataloguing the history of philosophy via its key works, this book reflects the physical results of human thinking and endeavour; brilliant thought manifested in titles that literally changed the course of knowledge, sometimes by increments, and sometimes with revolutionary impact. This is a unique book of books, all as beautiful as they are important, whether they be ancient, modern or those in-between. Eye-catching antique fonts on leather covers, inked illustrations on vellum, and inspiring graphics on well-worn jackets draw the reader in. Each book is detailed with publication date and title, the author is described, his or her key work outlined, and its context highlighted. The text brings these books as artefacts to life, telling the story of what philosophy was and is, how it appeared and when

Books that Shaped the World

The Philosophers' Library

A unique collection of works that marked the development of philosophy from classical times to the new millennium.

Books That Shaped the World

In recent years the philosophy of information has emerged as an important area of research in philosophy. However, until now information’s philosophical history has been largely overlooked. Information and the History of Philosophy is the first comprehensive investigation of the history of philosophical questions around information, including work from before the Common Era to the twenty-first century. It covers scientific and technology-centred notions of information, views of human information processing, as well as socio-political topics such as the control and use of information in societies. Organised into five parts, 19 chapters by an international team of contributors cover the following topics and more: Information before 500 CE, including ancient Chinese, Greek and Roman approaches to information; Early theories of information processing, sources of information and cognition; Information and computation in Leibniz, visualised scientific information, copyright and social reform; The nineteenth century, including biological information, knowledge economies and information’s role in empire and eugenics; Recent and contemporary philosophy of information, including racialised information, Shannon information and the very idea of an information revolution. Information and the History of Philosophy is a landmark publication in this emerging field. As such, it is essential reading for students and researchers in the history of philosophy, philosophy of science and technology, and library and information studies. It is also a valuable resource for those working in subjects such as the history of science, media and communication studies and intellectual history.

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